Get the new Android Market

Google has just announced the release of its new version of Android Market which is the version 3.0.26. Google said the new Android market will be rolled out with the new devices that are going to come. If you are an android owner and still waiting for the new version to hit your phone, then you’re probably missing all the fun. You can right away download this Android market from here and install it like any other application. The new android market has lot more applications and a whole new look. Here’s the video released by the Google -

New Android Market for Phones

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India's first dual sim android phone - Motorola Glam XT800

Motorola XT800

Motorola has released its new Android Smart phone supporting dual-SIM capability in India. Named Motorola Glam XT800, the handset comes with Android 2.2 Froyo, a 3.7 inch touch screen, 5 mega pixel camera and GSM+CDMA connection. 

Motorola XT800 works on a processor of 550Mhz and a 256MB RAM on board. External memory can be extended up to 32GB using the microSDHC Card. Motorola XT800 comes with a 3.7 inch touch screen with FWVGA kind of display and a resolution of 480x854, aspect ratio being 16:9. Motorola XT800 also includes a camera of 5mp and capable of 720p HD video recording. Not to miss out, Motorola XT800 also provides an HDMI port for plugging it into an HD TV.

Motorola XT800 has the GPS module, supports Bluetooth 2.1 and also offers Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g. 

Even though Mororola XT800 seems to be a feature rich power packed phone, the processor speed of 550Mhz would make it hardly any good. Motorola has released an upgraded version called Motrola XT800+  in China which has a faster processor. This very fact makes me uncomfortable with this phone and would definitely not recommend it until I get one for hands-on review. 

Cheapest 35$ tablet comes from India

India dazzled the world once by bringing a 2000$ car (Tata Nano) and now it strikes back with a 35$ tablet PC. IITians came together to build this revolutionary 35$ tablet and tagged as a necessity for students of India. 

India aims to provide this tablet to the students of india and is currently searching for a company ready to mass manufacture this product. Kapil Sibal also said it at a news conference that further R&D may reduce its cost to below 20$. It has a ebook reader, a webcam, video player, preloaded educational softwares, 2GB RAM , wifi connectiviy and touch-stylus interface. It also has slots for MicroSD card, SIM card, a video output and a mini USB port as well. Now that's feature rich for 35$. 

The 35$ laptop is a no-profit-no-loss product aimed at boosting Indian education. It is not intended to compete with Apple iPad or Amazon Kindle. In the retail market, there will be added taxes and the cost may be a little more than 35$. It is built by Indians (IITs), aimed for the development of India but I still have no idea why it is called 35 'dollar' laptop.


Here's the episode of NDTV gadget Guru.